AMD EPYC 72F3 vs Intel Xeon W-1290T

Processor comparisons   27-03-2023
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD EPYC 72F3 vs Intel Xeon W-1290T and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, video editing, programming, machine learning, streaming. Here you can find all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like SuperPi, AIDA64, Gears 5, 7zip, WPrime, Prime95, PassMark, UserBenchmark, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, PCMark 10, Handbrake, MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, 3DMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Fallout 76
Valheim
DOOM: Eternal
Valorant
Rainbow Six Siege
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Grand Theft Auto V
Death Stranding
Cyberpunk 2077
Overwatch
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Borderlands 3
Halo Infinite
Apex Legends
Last Man Standing
Fortnite
Watch Dogs Legion
Red Dead Redemption 2

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon W-1290T or AMD EPYC 72F3.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

EPYC 72F3

60%

Xeon W-1290T

55%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 72F3 is 8% better than Xeon W-1290T. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

EPYC 72F3

59%

Xeon W-1290T

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Hitman 3, Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, DOTA 2A, Control, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Horizon Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	104.8	96.5
Valorant	119.1	109.7
Cyberpunk 2077	66.7	61.4
Apex Legends	112.0	103.1
Call of Duty Warzone	89.3	82.2
Overwatch	96.5	88.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	82.2	75.7
DOOM Eternal	59.6	54.8
Warzone	92.9	85.5
Assassin's Creed	100.0	92.1
Valheim	98.9	91.0

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

EPYC 72F3

25%

Xeon W-1290T

124%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Xeon W-1290T is more energy efficient than the EPYC 72F3 as it consumes less power: 180W vs. 35W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD EPYC 72F3	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Cinbench 15 Single-core	92	108
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	4125	3171
Cinbench 20 Single-core	178	240
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	8755	7463
Cinbench 23 Single-core	454	640
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	22780	18031

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD EPYC 72F3	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Single-Core	2006	2944
Multi-Core	33318	18353

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD EPYC 72F3	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Single-Core	1389	1308
Multi-Core	16484	8329

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD EPYC 72F3	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	January 01, 2021
Type	Server	Server
Socket	SP3	FCLGA1200
Core name	Milan	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	3	12
Turbo Frequency	3.4 MHz	4.7 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	1.9 MHz
Cores	64	10
Threads	128	20
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	46000 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	180 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	256MB	20 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number	100-000000327 100-100000327WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here EPYC 72F3 is 5% better than Xeon W-1290T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 72F3 has 54 more core than Xeon W-1290T. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 72F3 is better: 24
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon W-1290T is better: 13
However, it should be realized that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD EPYC 72F3 and Intel Xeon W-1290T before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD EPYC 72F3 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD EPYC 72F3 specs and review.

• Intel Xeon W-1290T specs and review.